WHS for Supervisors

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WHS for Supervisors

Units of Competency

1

Course Access

3 months access to online course

Support Hours

7am - 9pm AEST (Mon - Fri)

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Simulated Workplace

Full access to our unique virtual company that brings your course material to life.

Delivery Mode

100% online, available 24/7
No classroom attendance or work placement

Trainer Support

One-on-one unlimited

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Course Overview

This work health and safety short course is ideal for the role of a supervisor or new supervisor in business. The position held usually involves supervision or guidance of others relating to both implementing and monitoring of WHS policies, procedures and programs, including hazard identification and risk management.

To understand how this short course provides you with specific skills and knowledge to achieve competency, view the units below.

Successful completion of this short course will earn you a Statement of Attainment in partial completion of the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.

Career Opportunities

  • Business Administrator
  • Supervisor
  • Manager
  • Team Leader

Study Pathways

You may use the units of this course to apply for credit transfer towards the below qualification:

  • BSB40520 Certificate in Leadership and Management

Talk to our course advisor for more information on credit transfer rules and the qualification that will best suit your needs.

BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in order to meet legislative requirements.

The unit applies to those with supervisory responsibilities in a work area who have a broad knowledge of WHS policies and contribute well-developed skills in creating solutions to problems through analysis and evaluation of information from a variety of sources. They provide supervision and guidance to others and have limited responsibility for the output of others.

Topics:

  1. Provide information to work team about WHS policies and procedures
  2. Implement and monitor work team consultative arrangements for managing WHS
  3. Implement and monitor organisational procedures for providing WHS training to work team
  4. Implement and monitor organisational procedures and legal requirements for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks
  5. Implement and monitor organisational procedures for maintaining WHS records
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will:
  • Implement and monitor the work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs for one work area in an organisation.
In the course of the above, you must: 
  • Explain relevant WHS information clearly and accurately to work team 
  • Provide work team with access to WHS policies, procedures and programs in appropriate structure and language 
  • Implement and monitor procedures, according to WHS legislative and organisational requirements, for:
    • Consultation on and communication about WHS hazards and risks
    • WHS training needs and learning opportunities
    • WHS records 
    • Using WHS aggregate data relating to hazards and risk control. 
Nominal hours: 50 hours

You will be assessed for these units of competency using a variety of tasks to assess your understanding and skills. A virtual session means you will be one on one with your assessor either answering questions or taking part in a role play, just as you would do in any classroom, only we do it online.

All of our assessments are marked by your assessor within ten (10) working days following the day you submitted your work. You have three (3) attempts for each assessment task to achieve a satisfactory outcome (100% pass mark), with your assessor giving you detailed feedback following each submission.

Unit Written
Activities		 Virtual Classroom/Roleplay Scenario/
Case study		 Project/
Report
BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs✔Virtual Classroom✔Scenario/Case Study✔Project/Report

We provide you with up to three (3) months to complete this course. How long it actually takes you to complete each unit will be reflective of the time you are able to dedicate to your studies.

In the units list, you will see the government’s nominal hours for each unit, which are their anticipated number of study hours. Our students usually find that their actual study hours are less than this.

Requirements

There are no formal requirements. However, learners will need:
  • Sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to complete the course
  • Basic computer skills
    • Knowledge of common computing terms and word processing
    • Proficiency with web browser software and sending/receiving e-mail including e-mail with attachment
    • Familiarity with navigating the Internet
  • Meet technology requirements
  • Be at least 18 years old or have completed Year 12 if enrolling in a Diploma

Technology requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 7 or higher (recommended); MAC OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher (recommended)
  • CPU: Min. of 2 GB of RAM, Min. of 2 GB of spare disk space is recommended
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz processor or higher (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • A desktop or laptop as we do not actively support other devices
  • Monitor with at least 1024x768 screen resolution
  • Internet access: Minimum ADSL1 with a speed of at least 3 Mbps
  • An email address that is unique to you and that you will maintain throughout your enrolment
  • Headset (or speakers and microphone) and webcam
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher) or similar software
  • Up-to-date web browser version

Support you can expect from AOT

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Live chat

Trainer support available whilst you are studying 7am – 9pm AEST (Mon to Fri).

Contact us form

Contact us at any time using the Contact us form found within your course to create support tickets.

Mentoring sessions

You can book unlimited appointments with a trainer to discuss the learning material, assessment expectations, or assessment feedback.

Virtual classroom sessions

This can be booked with your trainer for specific assessments.

Course induction

You are provided with a course induction tutorial and you may also request for a Learner Support Officer to personally take you through the sauceLMS and your course.

Help and Support

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